The burden of health associated with benign gynecological disorders in low-resource settings

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Black, Kirsten I ^a   Fraser, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benign; Gynecology; Menstrual disorders; Pelvic organ prolapse; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEAVY MENSTRUAL BLEEDING; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERUS MYOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 84866005970     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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